This reminded me of the writing of George Pelecanos, Caro. Specifically the Quinn and Strange series which ended with such a shocking conclusion. Brilliantly done 👍🏼
Oh, wow! Thank you. I read “Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go” and “The Blowdown,” but that was years ago. Pelecanos did not enter my mind at all. Now, I’ll HAVE to read all his books.
Pelecanos is such an urgent visceral writer when he’s at his best and I felt you captured that perfectly here, Caro. I would recommend the Stefanos series where Down by the River comes from and the Derek Strange series that I mentioned before. Both these detectives, and their families, form a through line across a lot of his novels. He also wrote for The Wire and a lot of work is very televisual. Looking forward to reading more stories in this world 👍🏼
Like so many Canadians, I see Joni Mitchell as our's - on loan to Americans; she's an enigma without equal, and always has been. If you've not seen it - and there are so many bits and pieces online, many of YouTube ... on Crave I believe - there is a 2-part film called Laurel Canyon ... lots of naration by David Crosby and Graham Nash - two of many who found Joni at the center of their lives
This reminded me of the writing of George Pelecanos, Caro. Specifically the Quinn and Strange series which ended with such a shocking conclusion. Brilliantly done 👍🏼
Oh, wow! Thank you. I read “Down by the River Where the Dead Men Go” and “The Blowdown,” but that was years ago. Pelecanos did not enter my mind at all. Now, I’ll HAVE to read all his books.
Pelecanos is such an urgent visceral writer when he’s at his best and I felt you captured that perfectly here, Caro. I would recommend the Stefanos series where Down by the River comes from and the Derek Strange series that I mentioned before. Both these detectives, and their families, form a through line across a lot of his novels. He also wrote for The Wire and a lot of work is very televisual. Looking forward to reading more stories in this world 👍🏼
You left me hanging! Crazy good. 😍
Thank you, Gloria. I’m thinking about serializing it, but I’m not sure I’ll have the time. Stay tuned.
Like so many Canadians, I see Joni Mitchell as our's - on loan to Americans; she's an enigma without equal, and always has been. If you've not seen it - and there are so many bits and pieces online, many of YouTube ... on Crave I believe - there is a 2-part film called Laurel Canyon ... lots of naration by David Crosby and Graham Nash - two of many who found Joni at the center of their lives
I haven’t seen Laurel Canyon, but have heard of it. I’ll see if I can find it to watch. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.